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Hagel emphasizes need for close US-Israel ties
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Updated 1:57 am, Tuesday, April 23, 2013
JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday that the U.S. and Israel need to ensure that their alliance remains close, as Mideast security challenges grow more complicated.
Hagel did not mention a concern that U.S. officials have voiced in the past — namely, that an Israeli strike would run the risk of
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